Packaged article with tear-away label portion

Abstract

A multi-ply wrapper for a package includes an inner ply of material having printed indicia at selected portions thereon and an outer ply of material laminated to the inner ply wherein the outer ply is provided with perforated sections aligned to cover the printed indicia. A two-ply wrapper is particularly useful in cigarette packaging for circumscribing a foil wrapped bundle of cigarettes whereby upon peeling away the perforated section of the outer ply, graphics are disposed which include consumer information, advertising, special offers, coupons and the like.

1. A soft pack cigarette package comprising:
 a bundle of cigarettes; 
 an inner foil wrapper completely enclosing said bundle of cigarettes; 
 a two-ply wrapper, said two-ply wrapper including an inner ply of material circumscribing said enclosed bundle of cigarettes except for an upper end thereof and having printed indicia at selected portions thereon and an outer ply of material adhesively laminated to said inner ply except in an area encompassing said selected portions of printed indicia, said outer ply having tear-away sections aligned to cover said selected portions of printed indicia; and, 
 a transparent film wrapper completely enclosing said two-ply wrapper and the foil wrapped said bundle of cigarettes. 
 
     
     
       2. The cigarette package of  claim 1 , said foil being aluminum. 
     
     
       3. The cigarette package of  claim 1 , said transparent film being a polyfilm. 
     
     
       4. The cigarette package of  claim 3 , said polyfilm being a polypropylene. 
     
     
       5. The cigarette package of  claim 1  having a plurality of said selected portions of printed indicia on said inner ply, each having a said tear-away section of said outer ply aligned therewith.